Ethiopian Airlines launched the Human Resources Training and Development Program to its employees and third party customers in 1968. The major programs conducted under this program consist of Leadership Development Program (LDP) and Career Development Program (CDP)

The aim of Leadership Development Program (LDP) is toDevelop and update managerial competences of Management personnel to meet future business needs. While the Career Development Program (CDP) aims to assure effective and continuous development of employees at all levels to meet a particular position requirement per progression scheme and regulatory requirement.

These programs help trainees to:

Upgrade employee’s knowledge to cope with business, technological changes and improve their managerial effectiveness and practice.

To ensure that personnel who perform work affecting safety and quality of the operation maintain their competency on the basis of continuous improvement program.

Improve job performance and organizational effectiveness.

Build employee skills and business professionalism to facilitate smooth transition from lower to higher management

Set hierarchy of training to assure effective and continuous development of manpower at all levels to meet a particular position requirement and regulatory requirement.

Develop and update managerial competence of Management personnel to meet future business needs.

Currently, the following courses are offered in the leadership and career development training center. For more information on each course, please click the course.

Corporate Governance

Course objective

The course is designed to equip trainees with theories and principles of Corporate Governance; the role of stakeholders in Corporate Governance; principle and elements of good corporate governance; share the current situation of Corporate Governance in organizations, understanding best practices and corporate governance failures.

Target Group

Executive management,

Middle level managers

Personnel in strategic and with management responsibilities

Auditors,

Audit practitioners,

Others interested

Duration

2 days

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Decision Making and Problem Solving

Course objective

The course is designed to help managers develop their understanding of the key principles involved in decision making and problem solving at work. This course will give managers the opportunity to apply this principle to making decisions and solving problems in the context of their own job.

TARGET GROUPS

Division managers,

Department Managers,

Supervisors

Duration

4 Days

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Transformational Leadership Course

Course Objective

The course is designed to equip trainees with the pertinent issues on changing and transforming individuals' emotions, values, ethics, and standards for the achievement of long-term goals through visionary leadership;

Participants of the program also will see the importance of achieving results through vision, mission, and balanced score cards for ensuring the success of change initiatives and transfer of experiences, knowledge, attitudes, skills, aspirations and development of behaviors required to perform demanding jobs and tasks.

Target Groups

Senior Managers

Middle level managers

Aspiring leaders

Others interested

Duration

4 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Project Management

Course Objective

The course is designed to equip trainees with the basic skill to plan and manage projects and minimize the impact of expected problems and meet project specifications and schedules within budget. Participants of the program will also learn how to apply general software solutions for Planning, Implementing and Reviewing Projects.

The Course also encourages the creation and application of a structured approach to project management that will simplify, add transparency and is intended to shorten the project management lifecycle.

Target groups

Project Managers, Planning Engineers

Middle level managers

Personnel in strategic and with management responsibilities

Auditors, Financial Analysts, Training Officers, Statisticians,

HR Staff, Operational Managers, and Others interested

Duration

5 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Maintenance Planning and Management

Course Objective

The course is designed to practically equip trainees with basic concepts of maintenance planning & management by learning principles of maintenance planning and scheduling, the best practices of planning maintenance, methods of recording, and data analysis.

Target groups:

Production Managers,

Engineers,

Field Maintenance Planners

Duration

4 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Systems & Procedures Course

Course Objective

The course is designed to offer trainees with basic knowledge of dealing with complex organizational systems with the view of raising the overall efficiency of organizations; covering the notion of finding new and different ways through the alteration/improvement of methods that will be used for magnifying the contribution of each employee in the overall improvement of organizational systems and goals.

Supply Chain Management Course

Course Objective

The course aims at enabling trainees learn and execute systems approach to managing the entire flow of materials, information, and services from suppliers & service providers through factories and warehouses to the end customer. The course also focuses on ways of building competitive supply chain solutions and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages using participants experience for enhancing supply chain solutions.

Target groups:

This course is designed for service and manufacturing industries

For buyers, provisionary, purchasing, stores or inventory control units, Information System Personnel clerical or Supervisory Levels in commercial divisions, store clerks and auditors including those at supervisory level in procurement, stores and inventory control units.

Duration

5 Days

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Financial Management Course

Course Objective

The course is designed to equip trainees with knowledge regarding financial management overview, Financial statement analysis; financial planning forecasting; time value of money and concept of interest ; working capital management and capital budgeting.

Target Groups

Financial Managers, Planning & Budget Managers, Planning officers, Accountants, Operational and Support Managers preferably with prior training on Finance for Non-Financial Managers course, and others who are interested to attend the training.

Duration

5 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Time Management

Course Objectives

This course is designed to give the highlight to participants how to manage their time efficiently balance work and personal need including how to develop plan and organizing work, setting priority, delegating and learning tools and techniques of time management.

Target groups

All front line staff, all management staff

Duration

2 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Office Management Course

Course Objectives:

This course aims at developing the office management skills of trainees by enabling them function beyond the traditional secretary-centered handling of office matters. Trainees will learn how to organize and lead administrative office operations; supervise and manage people and operation.

Target groups:

All administrative assistants,

Sr. Secretaries,

Secretaries and others who are interested to attend the training

Duration

4 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Strategic Management Course

Course Objectives:

The course is designed to acquaint trainees with the necessary knowledge and skills of strategic management in general and strategic planning in particular. It enables them formulate and implement an effective strategy that enhances their business.

Target groups:

Senior planning experts, middle and senior management team members

Duration

5 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Executive Project Management Course

Course Objectives:

The course is designed to give trainees a profound understanding of project management in terms of some basic areas such as time, cost, performance (quality), scope, and risk management. The course will also cover areas in project evaluation and monitoring.

Target groups

Project managers, middle and senior management team members

Duration

5 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Team Building

Course Objectives:

The objective of the course is to enable trainees identify the stages of team building, the associated behavior of team members and the role of team leaders at each stage. It enables them work as a team through motivation, delegation and team decision making.

Target groups

Team leaders, front line and middle level management members

Duration

5 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Performance Management & BSC

Course Objectives:

The objective of this course is to acquaint trainees with the nature, aims, characteristics, concerns, guiding principles and processes of performance management. BSC will also be discussed as a strategic management, a performance management and a communication tool

Target groups

Experts, front line and middle level management members

Duration

3 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Effective Team Leadership

Course Objectives

The objective of the course is to enable trainees identify the stages of team building, the associated behavior of team members and the role of team leaders at each stage. It enables them work as a team through motivation, delegation and team decision making.

Target groups

Team leaders, front line and middle level management members

Duration

3 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Communication Skill

Course Objectives

The course aims at enhancing Communications Skills to effectively work together for achievement of organizational objectives through understanding of the communication process for addressing individual and group needs. Participants of the program will be exposed to effective presentation skills and various techniques for minimizing the impact of communication barriers in organizations.

Target groups

For First Line Managers, Foremen, Senior Analysts, Experts and prospective Supervisors, front line staff and all interested

Duration

5 Days

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Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Training Development

The Academy has a dedicated team of professionals for the development of different training programs for the different aviation professionals in the industry. It develops competency based curriculums and Standardized Training Packages (STPs) based on ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS methodologies. It also develops interactive and engaging e-learning courseware in all aviation disciplines.